Journal profile · GEOGRAPHY
Hrvatski Geografski Glasnik-Croatian Geographical Bulletin
ISSN 1331-5854 · eISSN 1848-6401 · Croatian Geographical Society · Croatia
Hrvatski Geografski Glasnik-Croatian Geographical Bulletin: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 22 weeks (community reports); 16 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Hrvatski Geografski Glasnik-Croatian Geographical Bulletin is published by Croatian Geographical Society and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Regional Development and Management Studies, Cruise Tourism Development and Management and Marine and environmental studies, together about 44.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Hrvatski geografski glasnik objavljuje rezultate izvornih teorijskih i empirijskih geografskih istraživanja, pregledne članke iz svih geografskih disciplina kao i prostorno orijentirane članke iz geoznanosti, drugih srodnih znanosti te interdisciplinarne članke. Poseban naglasak daje se člancima koji obrađuju prostor Hrvatske, Srednje, Južne i Jugoistočne Europe, kao i onima koji se naslanjaju na prethodna istraživanja i tematiku objavljenu u Hrvatskome geografskom glasniku.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOGRAPHY
Editor-in-chief Jelena LončarPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Regional Development and Management StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance27%
- Cruise Tourism Development and ManagementSocial Sciences8.9%
- Marine and environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences8.3%
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences5.3%
- Global Trade and CompetitivenessBusiness, Management and Accounting4.7%
- Maritime and Coastal ArchaeologyArts and Humanities4%
- Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational StudiesSocial Sciences4%
- Balkan and Eastern European StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: CSA Sociological Abstracts, Current Geographical Publications, EBSCO Academic Search Complete, Geobase, SAGE Urban Studies Abstracts
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 443 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 8 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 8 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 28 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 22 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 22 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Peer review
- Authorship
Authors retain copyright Model summary
Autori zadržavaju autorska prava bez restrikcija
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
CC BY 4.0 license Model summary
Prava korištenja radova definirana su licencom Creative Commons BY 4.0.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Two reviewers per manuscript Model summary
Rukopis članka recenziraju dva recenzenta.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Croatian Geographical Society
- Country or region
- Croatia
- Language
- English, Croatian
- ISSN
- 1331-5854
- Electronic ISSN
- 1848-6401
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Hrvatski Geografski Glasnik-Croatian Geographical Bulletin
What CAS zone is Hrvatski Geografski Glasnik-Croatian Geographical Bulletin in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Hrvatski Geografski Glasnik-Croatian Geographical Bulletin is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geography. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Hrvatski Geografski Glasnik-Croatian Geographical Bulletin?
Authors report an average review time of about 22 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Hrvatski Geografski Glasnik-Croatian Geographical Bulletin?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Hrvatski Geografski Glasnik-Croatian Geographical Bulletin is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Hrvatski Geografski Glasnik-Croatian Geographical Bulletin open access, and what is the APC?
Hrvatski Geografski Glasnik-Croatian Geographical Bulletin is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .